Meeting
Abstract Number: 1049
Hospital Medicine 2020, Virtual Competition
Case Presentation: A 58-year-old male presented to the hospital with several days of fatigue and shortness of breath. His vitals were initially stable, and labs showed a hemoglobin of 4.2 (normal 13.5—17.5), white blood cell count WBC 20.1 (4.5—11.0), and platelet count 43 (160—420), BNP 617 (0—900 pg/ml). He received one unit of packed red […]
Abstract Number: 1049
Hospital Medicine 2020, Virtual Competition
Case Presentation: A 65 year old Caucasian male with a history of B cell lymphoma on dual anti-checkpoint inhibitor therapy with Pembrolizumab (anti-PD1 antibodies) and IDO(indolamine 2,3-dioxygenase) presented with complaints of left side facial droop, slurred speech and hearing loss. Initial MRI obtained prior to admission was unremarkable but given the progression of the symptoms […]